UFC middleweight division at a glance: UFC 199 edition

Luke Rockhold’s first middleweight title defense will be a rematch, but not the one he expected a month ago.

Rockhold was scheduled to defend his crown against former champ Chris Weidman in the UFC 199 headliner Saturday in Inglewood, California, six months after Rockhold TKO’d the Long Island native. An injury to Weidman opened the door for veteran Michael Bisping, who lost by submission to Rockhold in November 2014, to earn his long-coveted title shot.

Ahead of their pay-per-view main event, here’s a guide to MMA’s 185-pound division with UFC fighters separated into tiers plus some of the top non-UFC talent in the sport.

Champion

Luke Rockhold (15-2, 5-1 UFC)

Rockhold tapped out Bisping and former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida in the lead-up to his championship victory. The well-rounded, 31-year-old former Strikeforce champion also holds key wins over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Tim Kennedy.